Kawaguchi vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2616
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$502
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$856
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
78
90
🏙️ Population
594K
2.43M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 16% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5226th and 4646th ($1045 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 175th and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Kawaguchi ranked 48th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 909th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Taipei

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Kawaguchi Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.75
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6211
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3627
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.08
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.2
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.31
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.83
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.65
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.3
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$16947

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4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1051
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1084
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1009
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1064
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1033
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1086
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1065
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1006
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1096
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1040
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1028
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1035
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1101

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612